katew
Junior Guinea Pig
I posted early in April that we had lost our beautiful girl pig and were left with a grumpy boy.
We have been searching for a companion (female because he has only ever been with females) but it was hopeless. Even the pet shops didn't have any. He is fine if a bit lonely - his best days are eating tons of grass and sleeping in the sun. His weight is steady.
Our local Blue Cross have just come up trumps and we are picking up a pair of bonded girls (just over 3 years old) on Friday.
Because he has been on his own for a while we are going to put them side by side at first and see how it goes, He is 6 so I am hoping that he is past being a nuisance, but who knows. If we try and introduce them, I will read up all the articles on here about what to do.
My concern is that one of the girls has just been spayed. It was because of cysts - I am guessing ovarian. Will that change the dynamic between the two girls because her hormones may be different? Are we going to be managing three complicated guinea pigs?
Has anyone else had a similar situation?
We have been searching for a companion (female because he has only ever been with females) but it was hopeless. Even the pet shops didn't have any. He is fine if a bit lonely - his best days are eating tons of grass and sleeping in the sun. His weight is steady.
Our local Blue Cross have just come up trumps and we are picking up a pair of bonded girls (just over 3 years old) on Friday.
Because he has been on his own for a while we are going to put them side by side at first and see how it goes, He is 6 so I am hoping that he is past being a nuisance, but who knows. If we try and introduce them, I will read up all the articles on here about what to do.
My concern is that one of the girls has just been spayed. It was because of cysts - I am guessing ovarian. Will that change the dynamic between the two girls because her hormones may be different? Are we going to be managing three complicated guinea pigs?
Has anyone else had a similar situation?